Senior Project Manager
Our client, an award winning provider of Pensions and Payroll software packages is looking to recruit a Senior Project Manager as part of their continued expansion.
Core Duties/Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:
- The establishment and running of the project, including preparation of the Project Initiation Document and the overall Project Plan
- Day-to-day management of the project, including production of the required products, maintenance of the project plan, securing resources for the project, and escalation of risks/issues as required
- Liaison with programme management if the project is part of a larger programme.
- Liaison with related projects (either internal or projects that the Client is undertaking) to ensure that work is neither overlooked, not duplicated.
- To be proactive in identifying potential problems, and to propose corrective action to try and alleviate them
- To run an effective Change Control process, ensuring that changes are properly identified, costed, and their impact on the project are fully assessed.
- To ensure that the project has sufficient internal governance and senior management visibility – including holding a monthly internal Project Board
- To establish a clear, formal, communication lines with the client – including regular progress reports and formal Project/Steering Boards.
- To liaise with any external suppliers as necessary
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
The successful candidate will demonstrate the following experience skills and behaviours:
- Excellent analytical skills and innovative approach to problem solving.
- An ability to investigate and interpret client needs and business requirements and translate them into specifications.
- Excellent Communications Skills and able to liaise confidently with a range of internal and external stakeholders
- Wide knowledge of software delivery methodologies and best practice
Candidates will ideally be a PRINCE 2 qualified experienced project manager with previous experience of successfully managing client facing projects end to end
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge supportively and effectively where appropriate.
In excess of 5 years large scale Project Management experience and Excellent time management skills.
This role will involve significant travel between company sites as well as travel for client visits.